The V8 Endurance Cup will be awarded to the drivers who score the most points across the Sandown, Bathurst and Gold Coast races. In previous years, drivers who raced at Sandown and Bathurst were not permitted to compete on the Gold Coast but the restriction was lifted for 2013.

“I’ve been following the V8s all season and it’s great timing to be driving with Russell and the Supercheap Auto team; they had a great result in Townsville and are clearly coming strong before the enduros.”

Briscoe is no stranger to V8 Supercars; he debuted with the Holden Racing Team at the 2006 Sandown 500, scoring a provisional pole position on his series debut.

“My introduction to V8s was memorable -- I was comfortable at Sandown straight away and I have very fond memories there,” Briscoe said.

Briscoe returned to Walkinshaw Racing in 2010 to partner Andrew Thompson at Bathurst and Will Davison on the Gold Coast. For the last two years, he has driven with Garth Tander at the Surfers Paradise event, finishing both of last year’s races there in the top five.

Ingall looks forward to being joined by an eight-time IndyCar race winner.

“V8s are unique race cars and can be tricky to drive, but Ryan has shown he’s able to adapt very quickly,” Ingall said. “Having a co-driver of his caliber in the Supercheap Auto Commodore will give us a great chance in the enduros.

“It’s especially good having Ryan on board for the Gold Coast, because he has great pedigree there in both Indy cars and V8s.”

Briscoe underwent surgery recently for a broken wrist suffered during IndyCar’s event on the streets of Toronto in July, but he expects to return to racing in a little more than a week with Level 5 Motorsports during the American Le Mans Series event at Road America.